TOURISM IN TUNISIA
From a purely business point of view, with Tunisia and also Greece in economic turmoil, these are two leisure markets served by primarily low cost carriers from the UK and also holiday companies in Germany, Ireland and Scandinavia etc.
If carriers pull out from these two markets, it'll drive airfares down elsewhere as assets are utilised even more in their core markets - more secure business environments. This will have an impact on the smaller carriers.
Sad state of affairs - tragic set of events yesterday.
If carriers pull out from these two markets, it'll drive airfares down elsewhere as assets are utilised even more in their core markets - more secure business environments. This will have an impact on the smaller carriers.
Sad state of affairs - tragic set of events yesterday.
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Whilst individuals may choose to make a stand by travelling regardless, tour operators must run their programmes to destinations where high volumes of customers actually want to take a holiday. Most customers will not knowingly select a destination which they perceive to be dangerous. Programmes become unviable to operate.
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People do not want to holiday somewhere that is clearly unsafe , Wether terrorism wins or not its no good risking it with a chance of it happening again just to say " Terrorsim didnt scare me"
We live in a world where Terrorism doesnt scare me in my every day to day life in my own country but travelling to a less secure foreign country now does , I was in Sharm el Sheikh in October during a muslim festival and there was letters about the increased risk of a terrorist attack outside the resort its not what you want to see on holiday and people will now avoid Tunisia like the plague
We live in a world where Terrorism doesnt scare me in my every day to day life in my own country but travelling to a less secure foreign country now does , I was in Sharm el Sheikh in October during a muslim festival and there was letters about the increased risk of a terrorist attack outside the resort its not what you want to see on holiday and people will now avoid Tunisia like the plague
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Generally speaking or at least history has shown that once the attack happens the place is fairly safe either because terrorists want to spread their actions around or the state puts better security measures in place - the barn door theory.
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I'm not naive enough to think I'm safe anywhere these days. However, there are places which pose significantly more risk of attacks than others and I'm surprised that tourist still go to these riskier areas. There's no 100% guarantee but a little risk assessment of where one is going doesn't do any harm. North African resorts, among others, have long been struck off my "places-to-go" list. I do however feel for those countries and its people who depend so much on tourism.
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It's said that lightening doesn't strike twice. Tunisian authorities have drafted in extra police, called up reservists and brought in the military. The area will be heavily guarded and be like Fort Knox. Having said that there could always be a loose cannon as we've seen before.
Good luck to all those trying to preserve the tourist industry especially in Tunisia.
Good luck to all those trying to preserve the tourist industry especially in Tunisia.
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The problem now is that lightning has already struck twice in three months in Tunisia's case (the deadly museum attack and the beach atrocity). And the country has prior form (the attack on tourists in Djerba some years ago). The industry must allow for the likelihood that a third contemporary terrorism event in Tunisia is entirely possible.
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Not forgetting the suicide bomber, foiled by vigilant hotel staff, who blew himself up on the beach in Sousse in Oct 13. I was in the hotel next door and the blast blew through my window. It didn't seem to put people off, perhaps because it was off-season and only in the news for a day or two.
